- List of former and proposed municipalities of Belgrade
This is a list of former and proposed municipalities of Belgrade. Belgrade, the capital of
Serbia currently consists of 17 municipalities, 10 urban and 7 suburban, but after the World War II, over 30 more municipalities were created, abolished and merged with each other.Territorial changes
It took 27 years (from 1944 to 1971) to territorially shape the modern metropolitan area of the City of Belgrade. Even after 1971 some changes occurred, but due to the internal reorganization, leaving the outer borders of the area intact. Certain ideas of the enlarging further the metropolitan area appeared in the early 1990s but were not realized (see "Further expansion" below). Some of the most important changes include:
* after 1944 - Belgrade consisted of the City of Belgrade, which covered the urban area (divided into
raion s), and theZemun andVračar districts ("srez"), which covered the suburban areas. As the city expanded, almost entire area of the Vračar District today also makes urban section.* 1952 - Raions were abolished and the urban section was divided into municipalities.
* 1955 - City of Belgrade and parts of the Zemun, Vračar and
Podunavlje districts merged into the new, Belgrade District. At this point, the area was enlarged to 2,090 km², followed by the creation of many new urban municipalities.* 1957 - New reorganization of the municipalities which reduced their number by merger.
* 1960 - Another reorganization and abolition of some municipalities (including Rakovica which was annexed to
Čukarica ). Metropolitan area enlarged as many municipalities from the bordering districts were annexed to the Belgrade's municipalities.* 1965 - Abolition of the municipalities of
Surčin (annexed to Zemun) andKrnjača (annexed to Palilula), reducing number of municipalities to 13:Barajevo ,Čukarica ,Grocka ,Novi Beograd ,Obrenovac , Palilula,Savski Venac ,Sopot , Stari Grad,Voždovac ,Vračar ,Zemun andZvezdara .* 1971 - Fourteenth and fifteenth municipalities,
Lazarevac andMladenovac , annexed to the City of Belgrade, shaping its present territory (3,222 km²).* 1974 - Sixteenth municipality, Rakovica, split from Čukarica.
* 2003 - Seventeenth municipality,
Surčin , split from Zemun.Former municipalities
The least deals with all the municipalities which existed on the territory of the modern City of Belgrade since 1945, regardless if they were administratively part of Belgrade during their existence or not.
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Batajnica - now part of the municipality of Zemun (see the "Proposed municipalities" below).*
Beljina - short-lived municipality created in 1956. Consisted of the villages of Beljina,Arnajevo ,Manić andRožanci . Already in 1957 it was abolished and annexed to the municipality of Barajevo to which it still belongs. If it would exist today, it would have a population of only 2,737 according to the census of population of 2002 and would be the second least populous municipality in the entire Serbia, afterCrna Trava in theJablanica District .*
Bežanija - municipality abolished and annexed to the municipality of Novi Beograd in 1955.*
Boljevci - now part of the municipality of Surčin (incorporated into Zemun 1965-2003).*
Borča - municipality abolished in 1955 and annexed to the municipality of Krnjača, which in turn was incorporated into the municipality of Palilula in 1965. See Dunavski Venac below at "Proposed municipalities".*
Dobanovci - now part of the municipality of Surčin (incorporated into Zemun 1965-2003; see "Proposed municipalities" below).*
Draževac - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Obrenovac.*
Dudovica - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Lazarevac. Technically, it was never municipality of Belgrade as Lazarevac was not part of the City of Belgrade at that time (it was part of theValjevo District), but it was located on the territory of the modern metropolitan area of Belgrade.*
Grabovac - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Obrenovac.*
Istočni Vračar - municipality created onSeptember 1 ,1955 with division of the municipality of Vračar. Merged with the municipality of Neimar and the part of the municipality of Terazije onJanuary 1 ,1957 to re-create the municipality Vračar.*
Karaburma - municipality created onSeptember 1 ,1955 , onJanuary 3 ,1957 incorporated into the municipality of Palilula. It had an estimated population of 10,000 while it existed. Modern local communities which make the modern neighborhood of Karaburma had a combined population of 34,343 in 2002.*
Krnjača - municipality was much enlarged in 1955 when the municipalities ofBorča ,Ovča andPadinska Skela were annexed to it. However, in 1965 Krnjača was itself incorporated into the municipality of Palilula (seeDunavski Venac at the "Proposed municipalities" below). Today, it would have a population of 72,704 (2002).*
Lekino Brdo - municipality created in 1952, incorporated into the municipality of Voždovac onSeptember 1 ,1955 . It had an estimated population of 25,000. The neighborhood was known asPašino Brdo until the 1950s when was renamed Lekino Brdo, but the original name was restored in the late 1990s.*
Mali Mokri Lug - municipality abolished onJanuary 1 ,1957 and incorporated into the municipality of Zvezdara. Other settlements in the municipality (Kaluđerica ,Leštane ,Vinča ) were later detached and annexed to the municipality of Grocka. If it would exist today, the municipality would have a population of 48,764 (2002).*
Neimar - municipality merged with the municipality of Istočni Vračar and the part of the municipality of Terazije onJanuary 1 ,1957 to (re-)create the municipality Vračar.*
Ovča - municipality abolished in 1955 and annexed to the municipality of Krnjača, which in turn was incorporated into the municipality of Palilula in 1965. See Dunavski Venac below at the "Proposed municipalities".*
Padinska Skela - municipality abolished in 1955 and annexed to the municipality of Krnjača, which in turn was incorporated into the municipality of Palilula in 1965. See Dunavski Venac below at the "Proposed municipalities".* Ralja - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Sopot.
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Ripanj - municipality abolished and incorporated into the municipality of Voždovac in the 1960s. (see Avalski Venac at the "Proposed municipalities" below).*
Ropočevo , municipality abolished in the 1950 and annexed to the municipality of Sopot.*
Skadarlija - municipality abolished onJanuary 1 ,1957 and annexed to the municipality of Stari Grad.*
Skela - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Obrenovac.*
Stari Đeram - municipality abolished onJanuary 1 ,1957 and incorporated into the municipality of Zvezdara.*
Stepojevac - municipality abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of Lazarevac and Barajevo (villages ofVeliki Borak andŠiljakovac ).*
Stubline - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Obrenovac.*
Terazije - municipality abolished onJanuary 1 ,1957 and divided between the municipalities of Stari Grad and Vračar.*
Topčidersko Brdo - municipality merged with Zapadni Vračar onJanuary 1 ,1957 to create the municipality of Savski Venac.*
Umčari - municipality abolished in the 1960s and annexed to the municipality of Grocka. Prior to that, it was part of the Vračar District to 1955, then of theSmederevo district. It comprised the villages of Umčari,Begaljica ,Dražanj ,Živkovac ,Kamendol ,Brestovik andPudarci . It had an estimated population of 10,500 in 1959, while if it would exist today it would have a population of 11,616 in 2002.*
Umka - municipality was abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of Barajevo (villages ofVranić andMeljak ) and Čukarica (villages of Umka,Rucka ,Pećani ,Velika Moštanica ,Sremčica ). It had an estimated population of 10,500 in 1959, while if it would exist today it would be three times more populous: 33,426 in 2002. (see Posavski Venac below, at the proposed municipalities).*
Vrčin - now part of the municipality of Grocka (see Avala at the "Proposed municipalities" below).*
Zapadni Vračar - municipality created onSeptember 1 ,1955 with division of the municipality of Vračar. Merged with the municipality of Topčidersko Brdo onJanuary 1 ,1957 to create the municipality of Savski Venac.*
Žarkovo - now part of the municipality of Čukarica. As a minor village, Čukarica split from the municipality of Žarkovo in 1911, but today it is Žarkovo which belong to the municipality of Čukarica.*
Železnik - now part of the municipality of Čukarica (see Posavski Venac below).Proposed municipalities
With successful 2000-2002 campaigning for Surčin's split from the municipality of Zemun (proclaimed separate municipality on
November 24 ,2003 , separate administration fromNovember 3 ,2004 ), several other motions for the creation of new municipalities appeared. Acting mayor of BelgradeZoran Alimpić stated in November 2007 that probably no new municipalities will be created before 2011 or 2012.Politika ,November 4 ,2007 , p.23]*
Avalski Venac - a movement originated from 1996. A motion for the re-creation of the municipality of Ripanj appeared in 2002. It sought the split from the municipality of Voždovac of its distant, suburban settlements in the area of the Avala mountain: Ripanj,Beli Potok ,Pinosava andZuce . Later, a motion for Vrčin's split from the municipality of Grocka and creation of a joint sub-Avalan municipality also appeared, but wasn't that much vocal. If created, the new municipality would have a population of 27,688 (2002). In September 2007 an official motion was started by the municipality of Voždovac to create this new municipality, which would also includeResnik from the municipality of Rakovica which would raise population to 43,922. [Politika,October 20 ,2007 , p.27] [Politika,October 29 ,2007 , p.27]*
Batajnica - a movement was very active in 2002, when Surčin also campaigned, but wasn't that much in the public media. Proposed municipality of Batajnica would split from the municipality of Zemun and comprise Batajnica andUgrinovci (withBusije andGrmovac ), with a population of 37,371 in 2002.*
Dobanovci - a motion for splitting from Zemun ceased when Surčin split from Zemun in 2003.*
Dunavski Venac - the most vocal of all movements, asking for the area on the left bank of the Danube to split from the municipality of Palilula and basically re-create the municipality ofKrnjača (under the new name), abolished in 1965. In 2003 a petition signed by 17,000 inhabitants from the area was handed to the Belgrade City Assembly which, at the time, judged that conditions for creation of new municipality were not fulfilled. The movement continued gaining a momentum until in2005 Municipal assembly of Palilula finally accepted to support the move but later decided the opposite so the organization of the establishment of the municipality of Dunavski Venac announced it will sue the municipality of Palilula. The proposed new municipality, if accepted and confirmed by the Belgrade City assembly, would have an area of 407 km² and a population of 72,704 (2002).*
Mirijevo - a movement which gained momentum during the ongoing protest from the local population against construction of the power transformer in the center of the neighborhood. Municipality, which would have a population of 36,590 (2002 Census), and comprise the neighborhood of Mirijevo, should split from the municipality of Zvezdara. However, the idea is on hiatus at the moment.
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